Australia

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You can breathe again, everyone: Daphne the duck is safe!
A beloved member of the Cockburn Masters Swimming Club in Australia, the giant rubber duck was supposed to be the star of an annual ocean swimming competition, but strong winds pulled her from her post...

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Australian man Meow-Ludo Disco Gamma Meow-Meow (yes, that's his real name), 33, has been in a legal dispute with public transport authorities over not having a ticket.
Meow-Meow argued he did have a valid ticket. It was just implanted inside his hand.
The biohacker inserted a...

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Platypus milk: It's not the new almond milk, but it could save lives.
Milk from Australia's duck-billed, egg-laying monotreme could be crucial to the fight against antibiotic resistance, thanks to new research by Australian scientists.
Back in 2010, scientists found that platypus milk held properties that...

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More famed for their ability to sit in a tree and eat eucalyptus leaves all day, koalas don't strike as the type to be able to swim that far.
Well, you thought wrong. Take this video uploaded onto Facebook by Jas and Joes Long Road...

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Facebook is allowed. WeChat is not.Image: HOW HWEE YOUNG/EPA/REX/SHUTTERSTOCKBy Johnny Lieu2018-03-13 07:20:04 UTC
Last month, U.S. intelligence agencies weren't so into the idea of people using Chinese phones.
The heads of the CIA, FBI and NSA told a Senate committee in February they didn't recommend...

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Controversial Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has unveiled a colossal installation that's a stark reminder of the global refugee crisis.
The human rights activist has brought a 196-foot-long inflatable installation to Sydney’s Cockatoo Island, as one of the cornerstones of this year’s Biennale of Sydney exhibition.
Titled...

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Ed Sheeran dropped by Melbourne for a "Perfect" performance.Image: Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images for iHeartMediaBy Johnny Lieu2018-03-12 06:41:20 UTC
Ed Sheeran certainly knows how to pull a crowd, especially in the middle of a Australian laneway.
The singer performed a free gig in Melbourne's Hosier Lane...

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Giant spiders are the kind of creature many people are deathly afraid of, but bless the rest who are willing to lend them a hand.
Like this one found clinging to a branch outside a supermarket in the Queensland, Australia town of Halifax on Sunday,...

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Melanoma can be deadly, and a new tool aims to help people figure out their risk of getting it.Image: Getty Images/Science Photo Library RFBy Johnny Lieu2018-03-12 01:12:32 UTC
Melanoma is the most dangerous of skin cancers, and now a new tool claims to help...